Year: 2016

2017 resolutions of a business journalistOCRegisterThis should be an interesting year to be a business journalist! I’ll get to chronicle how a long-running-but-modest economic expansion meshes with President-elect Donald Trump’s brash ideas about an overhaul of how America does business. The start of …

2 women who built a side business while working at Goldman Sachs and Marc Jacobs share their best …Business InsiderSophie Kahn and Bouchra Ezzahraoui, founders of AUrate New York, say starting a side business is just as hard as it sounds. Courtesy of…

Business InsiderUS oil rig count rises for 9th straight week to the highest level in a yearBusiness Insider… release on a light day of trading. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures, the US benchmark, were down 0.2% to $53.60 per barrel. Oil was …

How to Stop Short-Term Thinking at America’s CompaniesThe AtlanticNow, a growing group of business leaders is worried that companies are too concerned with short-term profits, focused only on making money for shareholders. As a result, they’re not investing in their workers, in research, or in technology—short-term …

Business InsiderChina is behind the latest Bitcoin crazeBusiness InsiderBitcoin had a great 2016. The cryptocurrency rallied 120% to $952, threatening to break the $1,000 mark for the first time since 2013. While bitcoin has seen a consistent bid throu…

ForbesThis 27-Year-Old Couple Built A $1M Solo Business In One YearForbesWhen Ben and Camille Arneberg decided to start their ecommerce business, the married couple set a big goal: Breaking $1 million in revenue. The high-energy pair pulled it off at W…

Business InsiderA Europe-wide populist swing is set for 2017Business InsiderMarine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for the National Front in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, reacts after results in the sec…

Trump wants to embrace Russia, but it’s not quite that easyBusiness InsiderBut Trump’s willingness to embrace Russia, and Tillerson’s business ties to the country and a reportedly warm personal relationship with Putin, will only go so far in a world where Russian and American interests are sharply diverging, warns James …

Trump on concerns about business: ‘It’s not a big deal’The Hill“It’s a very routine thing. It’s not a big deal. You people are making that a big deal, the business, because look, No. 1, when I won, they all knew I had a big business all over the place,” Trump told reporters Wednesday outside his Mar-a-Lago resort …

Capital spending by US corporations could break out in 2017Business InsiderWhat if investors start focusing on how long the current economic expansion has lasted—the business cycle is moving into its later stages—and start pricing in an eventual recession instead? History may offer some insight. There’s a correlation …

Business HighlightsABC NewsWhile many business owners are more confident because their revenue looks to increase in 2017 due to the overall improving economy, they’re also optimistic because they expect Trump to deliver on promises to lower taxes and roll back regulations …

USA TODAYTrump, turmoil: The top 10 business stories of 2016USA TODAYBut the election of Trump, with his promises to upend Washington and roll back regulations, could shake business and economic establishments to their foundations. While he has hinted …

Business Insider5 things I wish I knew before I started a businessBusiness InsiderOptimize, automate and outsource every aspect of the business. Entrepreneurs often believe that they should do everything on their own. However, that mindset will cause y…

Wall Street JournalBig Growth in Tiny BusinessesWall Street JournalThe number of businesses classified as manufacturers with no employees has been rising steadily since the depths of the recession. The tiny operations often make food, craft beer, toile…

There’s More Upside To Nvidia’s Gaming BusinessFox BusinessFast forward a few years and Nvidia is all the rage on Wall Street thanks to an explosion of possibilities to apply its core business, graphics processors, to just about every area of the economy — healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, etc. In …

Trump’s inauguration speech is looking like it will be very…Business InsiderPresident-elect Donald Trump has tapped senior aide Stephen Miller, who wrote most of Trump’s campaign speeches, to author his inaugural address, Politico reported on Monday. Miller has reportedly started composing an initial draft of the speech with …

The planet is heating up faster than species can migrateBusiness InsiderVisitors to the Santa Catalina Mountains just outside Tucson, Arizona will encounter a very disturbing sight: patches of dead alligator junipers scattered across hillsides at the base of the range. Wildfires did not destroy these trees — climate …

Fox BusinessBetter Buy: Alliance Resource Partners LP vs. CONSOL Energy Inc.Fox BusinessTo give you an idea of just how long the company has been in business, operation of the original consolidation was delayed by the Civil War. Coal remained the core …

Where are the first 10 Apple employees today?Business InsiderApple, unlike any other company in the world, is directly tied to one individual: Steve Jobs. Without question, Jobs was the driving force that turned Apple into the world’s most valuable tech company. But Jobs didn’t do it alone. He always had a team …

Why Your Business‘ Revenue Is Really A Vanity MetricForbesI’d be surprised if anyone would pay five times earnings for Jane’s company because of the nature of the headhunting business model. Recruitment, like virtually all bespoke professional services, has a very low partner to employee gearing ratio …

Derek Carr breaks fibula in Raiders’ 33-25 win over ColtsBusiness Insideroakland raiders derek carr Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) remains on the field after an injury during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016. Associated Press …

Under Armour Inc. in 5 ChartsFox BusinessUnder Armour(NYSE: UAA) (NYSE: UA) shares underperformed both the broader market and rival Nike (NYSE: NKE)in 2016 as investors reacted to the sports apparel specialist’s worsening profit outlook. There’s much more to the business than just slowing …

Business InsiderHow much sex happy couples have every monthBusiness InsiderThe first two years of a relationship are usually considered the most exciting. After that, according to psychotherapist and author M. Gary Neuman, couples have to work to maint…

The Cadillac ATS-V is America’s BMW fighterBusiness InsiderThe ATS-V coupe and sedan are the latest performance offerings from Caddy’s “V-Series” aimed directly at the BMW M3. (The M3 Coupe has been renamed the M4.) Business Insider spent some time with a 2016 Cadillac ATS-V coupe. It starts at $62,665, but …

Chicago TribuneUnited focusing on domestic business, targeted fares in 2017Chicago TribuneOverseas routes are a larger chunk of the business at United than at competitors like Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, said Helane Becker, managing director…

How Uber embarrassed Volvo in CaliforniaBusiness InsiderVolvo was going to use its XC90 platform — Business Insider’s Car of the Year winner for 2015 — to support Uber’s tech. With Volvo staging an impressive resurgence under the ownership of China’s Geely, the co-branding opportunity was pure gold.

10 Business Books Every Entrepreneur Should Read in 2017FortuneBill Gates recently released his favorite books of 2016. Claiming he averages about one book a week, the billionaire business magnate says reading is his “favorite way to learn about a new topic.” W e were inspired to put together our own reading list …

Doing Business in India Requires a Mobile-First StrategyHarvard Business ReviewIf you want to see how mobile technology can disrupt the very basics of business models and habits established over hundreds if not thousands of years, look at what’s happening in India. A telecommunications revolution, towards fourth generation (4G) …